2001 - Volume #25, Issue #6, Page #44

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Patriotic Hobby Keeps Retired Farmer Busy

Patriotic Hobby Keeps Retired Farmer Busy FARM HOME Food 25-6-44 With a renewed sense of patriotism sweeping America the past couple months, a retired farmer's unusual hobby is keeping him busier than ever. We first reported on Bud Thompson's "Flag Corn" seven years ago. "I painted my first ear in 1991 for a friend who had cancer. He liked it so much he started telling everyone about it. Soon I had so many orders I had trouble keeping up. To date I have painted 2,350 ears, sending them to all 50 states, several foreign countries, members of Congress and organizations like the Chicago Board of Trade," says Thompson. He uses acrylic paint to create the stars and stripes and then clear-coats the finished ear to protect it. It takes about 2 hrs. to complete each ear and the 81-year-old retired farmer sells them for $11 postpaid. That includes a small metal display stand. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bud Thompson, Box 116, Roseville, Ill. 61473 (ph 309 426-2253).